IT CAME OUT OF THE SKY: A ‘May the Fourth’ look at unexplained mysteries

IT CAME OUT OF THE SKY: A ‘May the Fourth’ look at unexplained mysteries

CHICO — For three weeks in March of 1922, warehouses near Orange Street were bombarded with “showers of rocks” that seemingly fell “from the sky.” The rocks, large and smooth, baffled police officers, neighbors, officials and unofficial investigators at the time — and for more than 100 years, the famous mystery remained unsolved. Until, perhaps, today. On this May 4 — a day “Star War” fans have long since immortalized with the expression “May th…